Oral antibiotics work, shorten hospital stays for IV drug users with infections

A combination of IV and oral antibiotics can effectively treat invasive infections in people who inject illicit drugs, according to a new study. The findings mean that patients who do not wish to stay in the hospital for weeks of IV antibiotic treatment can leave and complete taking their prescribed antibiotics at home.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200617100428.htm